Collapsible control lever for agricultural implements



June 2, 19%; E, J, KU KUC 2,042,789

COLLAPSIBLE CONTROL LEVER FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS Filed Aug. 26, 1955 Inventor Patented June 2, 1936 I V v v airs!) STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAPSIBLE CONTROL LEVER FOR AGRICULTURAL IMIPLEMENTS Emil J. Kuckuck, Pleasant Lake, Ind.

Application August 26, 1935, Serial No. 37,969

1 Claim. (01. 55-103) This invention appertains to new and useful The lever I is provided with a shank 2| which improvements in agricultural implements and is simply a. substitute. for one of the tooth shanks more particularly to a novel control whereby the a, the same being pivotally connected to the tie ground engaging elements thereof are adjusted. rod 7 as at 22 and having a portion of the same The principal object of the present invention projecting upwardly above the tie rod 1 wherein 5 is to provide a control lever for adjusting ground stud 23 projects from and through the slot I2 in engaging elements wherein the control lever can the lever Ill. The member 2| is also provided be swung to a position reclining to such an exwith a stud 24 at an intermediate point over which tent that the implement can be stored in a very the bayonet slotted end II of the lever Ill engages in limited space. and sets within the longitudinal portion.

Other important objects and advantages of the It can now be seen that when the detent I4 is invention will become apparent to the reader of engaged with the teeth of the rack 8 the lever Hi the following specification. is maintained elevated to such an extent that the In the drawing: stud 24 will be located in the longitudinal portion Figure 1 represents a fragmentary side elevaof the bayonet slot I I, thus holding the lever rigid l5 tional view of an agricultural implement with the with respect to the link 2|. improved control thereon in useful position. However, when the detent I 4 is moved to a po- Figure 2 represents a fragmentary side elevasition so that the boss l3 sinks into the recess 9, tional view of an agricultural implement showing the lever will drop and result in the registering 33 the control lever moved to a position from which of the stud 24 with the outlet of the bayonet slot it can be swung to a collapsed position. I I. With the lever thus dropped and the bayonet Figure 3 represents a side elevational view of slotted portion of the lever in this position with an agricultural implement showing the control respect to the stud 24, the lever can be swung lever swung to collapsed position. from the position shown in Figure 2, to the col- 25 Figure 4 represents a fragmentary side elevalapsed position shown in Figure 3. Thus the 25 tional view of the novel control lever showing the agricultural implement can be placed in a space opposite side from that shown in Figures 1, 2, of very limited depth. and 3. While the foregoing specification sets forth the Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals invention in specific terms it is to be understood :39 designate like parts, it can be seen that Figure 1 that numerous changes in the shape, size and mashows the usual tooth bar 5 on which teeth 6 are terials may be resorted to without departing from rockable, while numeral 1 represents the tie rod the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed for connecting the upper end of the teeth or the hereinafter.

shanks of the teeth in the manner shown. The Having thus described the invention, what is 5,; sermcircular rack 8 is mounted on the tie rod I claimed as new is: and adjacent one end of the rod several teeth are In an agricultural machine, a tooth bar, a tie eliminated to form the pocket or depression 9. rod, teeth rockable on the tooth bar and provided Numeral it represents the hand lever for conwith shanks pivotally connected to the said tie trolling the tooth bar 5, this lever l0 being prorod, a hand lever provided with a detent thereon, vided with a bayonet slot H at its lower end and a link member pivotally connected to the tooth an elongated slot l2 at an intermediate point. bar and tie rod and provided with a pair of spaced A protuberance or boss I3 above the slot l2 has studs thereon, an arcuate rack mounted on the an opening therein through which the detent l4, tie rod and provided with a pocket at one end cooperative with the teeth of the rack 8 is slidable. thereof, said hand lever being provided with a.

7, A lug l5 on the lever it is located adjacent the protuberance for riding engagement with the boss l3 and through which the detent l4 also teeth of the rack, said hand lever being provided slides and is provided with an eyelet l6 above the with a slot for receiving one of the studs, said same. A collar H on the detent M has a coiled lever being provided with a bayonet slot for decompressible spring l8 interposed between the tachably receiving the other stud, said last men- 59 same and the lug l5 for normally urging the said tioned stud being disengageable from the hand detent M in a downward direction. A pivotal lever when the protuberance drops into the said hand grip is is located at the upper end of the pocket. lever I n and a wire connection 20 is made be- EMIL J. KUCKUCK. tween this and the eyelet l6 of the detent l4. 

